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Green hydrogen to positively impact sector
14th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

The development of a green hydrogen economy will impact positively on South Africa’s labour landscape as the country continues to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) while,... 


President approves Employment Equity Amendment Bill
12th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020, amending the Employment Equity Act with new measures to promote diversity and equality in the workplace.... 


Loadshedding has led to job shedding for township businesses, report finds
11th April 2023 By: News24Wire

Almost two-thirds of township businesses have been forced to shed jobs because of loadshedding, according to a new report. But business owners say the situation is even direr – they face closing if... 


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Treasury assures transparency, accountability not compromised with Eskom’s financial exemption
4th April 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Following backlash after the issue on Friday of a special Government Gazette by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, which revealed that Eskom would be exempt from declaring its irregular,... 


YES initiative passes 100 000 jobs mark
31st March 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Private sector funded nonprofit the Youth Employment Service (YES) has deployed 100 000 young South Africans into the private sector within just four years. With most of these youth coming from... 


Companies, unions need to develop frameworks for dealing with impact of energy, water outages
29th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Employers, their employees and trade unions need to develop framework agreements that set out how a company and its employees will respond to the impact of high levels of loadshedding, or even a... 


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DA says Ramokgopa’s ‘reckless remarks’ will reverse energy gains
24th March 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

The Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Kevin Mileham said on Friday that Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's remarks, which suggest there is no urgency to... 


Significant funding required to positively undertake Just Energy Transition – report
23rd March 2023 By: Donna Slater

The second of three reports looking into South Africa’s energy transition, released by the African Climate Foundation (ACF) this week, finds that significant amounts of funding will be required to... 


SAWEA launches campaign to highlight sector’s significant employment role
13th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has launched a campaign to highlight the role that the wind energy industry plays as an employer as South Africa’s Energy Action Plan gains... 


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Ramaphosa says Electricity Ministry is temporary following outcry around bloated Cabinet
13th March 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the size of his cabinet should be guided by the needs of the country, as he defended adding an Electricity Ministry to what most politicians see as a... 


NUM backs Mantashe on pro-coal stance
10th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed its support for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s pro-coal stance, alleging “coercion” efforts to move away... 


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Gordhan dismisses allegations of micromanaging Eskom staff
7th March 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed what he called “unfounded allegations” by Good Party secretary general Brett Herron that he goes around the Eskom CEO and board to liaise... 


Seifsa CEO Lucio Trentini
Seifsa partners with health and safety consultancy
24th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) and occupational health and safety (OHS) consultancy MSHEQ Health and Safety Consultants have partnered to... 


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Mixed reactions to Godongwana’s Budget speech
23rd February 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Finance Dion George has criticised Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech as a “missed opportunity” for failing to announce sound structural... 


South Africa raises minimum hourly wage by 9.6%
22nd February 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s minimum hourly wage will increase by 9.6% to R25.42 from next month. The increase outstrips the central bank’s inflation forecast of 5.4% for the year. The announcement on Tuesday in... 


CDH unpacks alternatives to retrenchments amid global downturn
9th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With a global economic downturn and persistent local macroeconomic and energy challenges afoot, employers are feeling the pressure of high input costs and are increasingly considering... 


Salga calls for SoNA to address municipal debt recovery, energy crisis
8th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has expressed hopes that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address municipal debt recovery, local government funding and the energy crisis as... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Outa braces for more empty promises from SoNA
8th February 2023 By: Darren Parker

Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s yearly State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 9, Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage has warned that empty promises will only... 


National Treasury’s Jobs Fund partners with Sasfin Asset Managers, RBN Fund
3rd February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The National Treasury’s Jobs Fund has selected Sasfin Asset Managers (SAM) and RBN Fund Managers to create a blended finance investment vehicle that expands small- and medium-sized enterprises... 


Roadmap sets out the critical skills South Africa needs for a just energy transition
27th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African National Energy Association (Sanea), together with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), has launched an ‘Energy Skills Roadmap’ for South Africa, highlighting the requisite... 


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AfriForum takes legal action against Eskom
17th January 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

Civil rights organisation AfriForum has decided to take legal action against ailing power utility Eskom for not making public the contract information for its service providers. AfriForum wants... 


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Wind Industry Internship Programme doubles placements for 2023
17th January 2023 By: Darren Parker

The second Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be doubling its placements this year, in addition to offering supplementary work readiness training for the first time. The programme... 


Neasa approaches Constitutional Court over Main Agreement extension
17th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court’s dismissal of the National Employers Association of South Africa’s (Neasa’s) applications for interdicting the extension of the Consolidated... 


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British American Tobacco to retrench even more SA workers as its cigarette sales fall 40%
16th January 2023 By: News24Wire

South Africa's largest tobacco manufacturer, British American Tobacco SA (BATSA), says falling cigarette sales mean it may have to cut another 200 jobs at its local operations.  Since 2020, the... 


EPF CEO Joanna Govender
Construction technology innovation hub, portal launched
30th November 2022 By: Darren Parker

Public benefit organisation the National Construction Incubator (NCI), in collaboration with nonprofit organisation and technology hub the Empire Partner Foundation (EPF), has launched the first... 


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SA's unemployment rate improves
29th November 2022 By: News24Wire

The official unemployment rate declined further to 32.9% in the third quarter of 2022, from 33.9% in the second, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday. Unemployment hit a record high of 35.3% in the... 


The Impact Catalyst launches in Mpumalanga
21st November 2022 By: Donna Slater

Large-scale, socioeconomic development initiative driver The Impact Catalyst was launched in Mpumalanga on November 21 to promote initiatives designed to leverage collaboration to deliver a... 


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Global population hits eight-billion mark but growth slowing down – Stats SA
15th November 2022 By: Darren Parker

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on November 15 commemorated the global population having reached eight-billion, with the eight-billionth person born in the Philippines that morning. The global... 


Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala
South Africa’s economy may have turned a corner, but more jobs are needed
9th November 2022 By: Darren Parker

With South Africa’s unemployment rate having improved by 0.6 of a percentage point to 33.9% in the second quarter, Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala has said the country’s economy may well have... 


Public sector wage unrest: Unions picket ahead of PSA strike, as talks sour further
31st October 2022 By: News24Wire

The government has entered a last-ditch conciliation process with unions in the public service. Meanwhile, unions are picketing amid ongoing talks, indicating an appetite to follow the Public... 


Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi
Nxesi warns of militant labour, more unprotected strikes as SA hits over 4m union members
31st October 2022 By: News24Wire

A rise in SA union membership and the proliferation of several new splinter unions have had the unintended consequence of sparking more adversarial labour relations and a rise in unprotected... 


Cummins Southern Africa MD Racheal Njoroge
Cummins achieves Level 1 BBBEE status
18th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Cummins South Africa has achieved a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor status. Cummins Southern Africa MD Racheal Njoroge said on October 18 that it was a  big jump”... 


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Sustainathon competition launched in South Africa
14th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Information technology company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its TCS Sustainathon – a problem-solving competition aimed at getting youth to develop and execute innovative ideas to... 


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Labour Court interdicts Numsa strike at Macsteel
14th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The Labour Court has interdicted a strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa at Macsteel over withdrawn employee benefits. The union, whose planned strike was found by the court... 


Transnet Group CEO Portia Derby
Transnet strike is 'rough', but the SOE must become sustainable, says CEO Portia Derby
13th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Transnet group CEO Portia Derby has hit back at critics who may feel Transnet should accede to union demands simply to end the "rough" strike, stressing that it is crucial to ensure the state-owned... 


Public Servants Association
235 000 civil servants to strike in coming days as union rejects offer
12th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The Public Servants Association said it was preparing for a strike as early as next week after rejecting the government's 3% wage increase offer in the public wage negotiations. The 235 000... 


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